Decimal vs decimal c#

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Hi,
What is the difference between Decimal and decimal in c#?
Which one should I use to declare a variable?
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Posted 26-Sep-11 3:57am

arkiboys

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Solution 1

They're the same thing. Use whichever one pops you cap.

Posted 26-Sep-11 3:58am

#realJSOP

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arkiboys 26-Sep-11 10:13am

Thanks

Solution 4

To be more precise

Both are same, decimal is alias of Decimal.

Posted 26-Sep-11 4:57am

kris444

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Mehdi Gholam · Accepted Answer · 2011-09-26T03:59:00

Solution 2

Decimal is the CLR type and decimal is the c# keyword.

They are both the same thing to your programs and c# creates a Decimal in the background.

Posted 26-Sep-11 3:59am

Mehdi Gholam

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arkiboys 26-Sep-11 10:13am

Thanks

Anuja Pawar Indore · Accepted Answer · 2011-09-26T04:03:00

Solution 3

To declare a variable always use decimal keyword as it denotes a 128-bit data type.

Posted 26-Sep-11 4:03am

Anuja Pawar Indore

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Anuja Pawar Indore 26-Sep-11 10:06am

refer
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/1k2e8atx(v=VS.71).aspx

arkiboys 26-Sep-11 10:14am

Thanks